Coplon and Gubitchev Convicted of Spying for Russia
A federal jury in New York found Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev guilty of conspiring to spy for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Both face lengthy prison terms and fines. sentencing is set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Creagh
Adrienne Weil
New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Russia
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Washingon
Gubitchev
Pickets Riot Over Royalties At Coal Mines In Schuylkill
In Pottsville on March 7 roving hard coal pickets set fire to three mine tipples in a mass protest against new royalties demanded by landowner H Wilson Lark of Shamokin. More than 1500 independent miners joined the demonstration as state police and sheriffs deputies intervened to prevent damage to a fourth mine. No arrests were reported. The damage was estimated at about $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Unger
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
William Reinhard
Pine Grove
Bruce Fellows
H. Wilson Lark
Shamokin
Fire at Shaulis Home Causes Smoke Alarm No Damage
Fire Chief Miller reports a blaze at Clyde Shaulis residence on High Street around 4 15 p m. A son took a lighted taper from the stove to the unused second floor igniting paper. Mrs Shaulis used water to extinguish the fire, and no damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Miller
Clyde Shaulis
High Street
Miller
French President and Wife Arrive in London for State Visit
President and Mrs. Vincent Auriol of France arrived in London for a state visit, greeted by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Victoria station. The royal couple accompanied them to Buckingham Palace amid cheering crowds while the Vanguard fired a 21 gun salute at Dover.
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London
INS
Mme
Vincent Auriol
France
Victoria Station
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Vanguard
Auriols
Dover
Rep. Norton Announces Retirement After 25 Years
Rep Mary T Norton a New Jersey Democrat who served 25 years in the House said she will not seek reelection. The disclosure came on her 74th birthday and marks the end of a long congressional career.
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Norton
Washington
Mary T. Norton
House
Plane Crashes Into Minneapolis House Killing Fifteen
A Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2 bound Washington to Seattle crashed in a Minneapolis residential area during a March snowstorm. The wreckage ignited gasoline tanks, destroying the Doughty home and killing two children, Janet and Tommy, with others injured. Investigators said the ship had rerouted to Minneapolis due to weather and debris indicated a wing near the Washburn water tower.
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Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Franklin Doughty
Washington
Seattle
Emerson Ave. South
Minnehaha Parkway
Washburn Water Tower
Doughty
Doughty Home
Dick Jameson
Minneapois
Janet Doughty
Tommy
General Hospital
Diane
Robert Cahn
West
Irving Luger
R. E. Stelzig
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Madison
Wis
Rochester
Minn
Tragic fire in Ocean Falls claims eight lives
In Ocean Falls British Columbia a three story apartment house fire killed four women two men and two infants. One two year old was saved. 50 residents left homeless. Names of victims include Fielden Whatmouth and Harry Wonnacott families. Twelve volunteer firefighters battled the blaze for five hours.
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Miss Coplon
Barnard College
Inlaw
Bertram Coplon
Gubitchev
John David Provoo
N’t
FBI
New York
Museum of Modern Art
Miss Copson
Justice Department
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ocean Falls
B. C
Fielden Whatmouth
Harry Wonnacott
Sally Diane Phillips
Phillips
Thelma Rannie
Vancouver
Hyndman Helps Repay Red Cross Fire Aid
Civic leaders in Hyndman organize a house to house fund drive to repay the American Red Cross for aid after a Christmas Day fire that destroyed the business district. Lloyd Christner, chair of Hyndman’s rehabilitation committee, said Red Cross assistance arrived under three hours after the blaze began in this southern Pennsylvania town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyndman
American Red Cross
Lloyd Christner
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Merl Ream Promoted At Somerset Farm Bureau
Merl Ream was promoted to district manager of the southwestern Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. He will oversee Somerset, Cambria, Indiana, Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. Robert Sowerbrower was named his replacement at the Windber branch. Ream, a World War II veteran, joined the Somerset office in 1938 and helped the co op grow from two to sixty employees with assets rising to 425000 and annual volume above 2500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merl Ream
Somerset Farm Bureau Co-Operative
Lavansville Lutheran Church
Sodia Room
Loy C. Gobrecht
Turtle Creek
Edgar Fritz
C. A. Shilke
Mr. Ream
Somerset
Earl Sechler
Sechler
Farm Bureau
Ream
Cambria
Indiana
Washington
Greene
Fayette
Sowerbrower
Somerset Co-Op
Windber
Upper Turkeyfoot Township
Confluence High School
Lucille Byrd
R. D
Allan
Malcolm
U. S. Army
Infantry
Jenner Township
Boswell High School
U. S. Army Air Force
Pacific
Margaret Dill
Eastland and Lehman Trade Accusations in Senate
In Washington on March 7 the Senate erupted over the admission of European refugees. Senator Eastland accused Lehman of misstatements while Lehman urged a liberal DP bill. Sparkman presided as Neely protested Eastland’s charge that Lehman was a liar amid charged exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eastland
Miss
Lehman
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
House
Dixie
Sparkman
Ala
Neely
D-W
Fastland
Chicken Supper at Sipesville Church of the Brethren
A community chicken supper at the Sipesville Church of the Brethren on Wednesday March 8 from 5 00 to 8 00 P M. Tickets cost 1 00 for adults and 50 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sipesville
Church of the Brethren
Populists Lead Greeks In Election
Athens dispatch reports late returns from Greece's parliamentary vote show Constantin Tsaldaris Populists slightly ahead of Gen. Nicholas Plastiras National Progressive Union. Liberals and Social Democrats trail as observers anticipate a coalition likely among leftist and center groups. Tsaldaris faces a fragile position with talks of a center or leftist coalition shaping the next government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Chakales
Athens
Greece
Constantin Tsaldaris
National Progressive Union
Interior
Nicholas Plastiras
Liberals
Sophocles Venizelos
Social Democrats
George Papandreou
Republican Front
John Sophianopoulos
Independent Political Front
National Unionists
Panayotis Kanellopoulos
Ethns
Progressive Union
Tsaldaris
Paul
Plastiras
Liberal Party
National Progressive
Talk Peace Not War Advice Of Rotary's Head
Rotary International president Percy Hodgson urged less war rhetoric and more peace talk to benefit all peoples. He spoke in Pittsburgh at a Rotarians banquet during a world mission to create an international student exchange funded by a $750,000 Rotary scholarship. Hodgson has visited 45 nations and 34 states and cautioned the economy should stay on an even keel barring unforeseen events. He runs a yarn mill and dairy farm employing 14,000 workers and is associated with eight banks.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Percy Hodgson
Rotary International
Hodgson
Bradford Rotary Sends Silk Flag to England
The Bradford Pennsylvania Rotary Club presented a large silk American flag to the Bradford England club during a Pittsburgh area luncheon for visiting Rotary International president. Lawrence A. M Heddens and J. E. Burns led the gift, entrusted to Percy Hodgson who will deliver it in England on his upcoming visit.
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Pittsburgh
Rotary Club
Bradford
England
Lawrence A. M Heddens
French deputies resume battle in Paris assembly
A clash erupted on the floor of the French National Assembly as Communists and non-Communists fought during the night session. Édouard Herriot suspended the proceedings and requested republican guards to restore order.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Assembly
Édouard Herriot
Air did not kill patient says Dr Ford in trial
Harvard pathologist Dr Richard Ford testified that air injection did not kill Abbie Borreto. He said the left arm vein had collapsed and 40 ccs of air would not kill a patient, undermining prosecution claims. The trial continues with defense and rebuttal witnesses planned.
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Manchester
N. H
Harvard
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Richard F. Ford
Sander
Ford
Department of Legal Medicine
Abbie Borroto
Dr. Ford
William L. Phinney
Phinney
Louise E. Wyman
Harold E. Wescott
Cancer cure predicted in twenty years by Fishbein
Dr. Morris Fishbein, former JAMA editor, told a Pittsburgh Ambassadors club luncheon a cancer cure may arrive within 20 years and argued mercy killing is a concern of relatives not patients. He linked the Hermann Sander trial at Manchester to public excitement. He noted rapid medical advances could yield cures even while keeping hopeless patients alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Journal of the
American Medical Association Today
Morris Fishbein
Ambassadors Club
Hermann Sander
Manchester
N. H
Fishbein
United States Accepts Romania Propaganda Demands
Washington on March 7 reported that the United States agreed to Romania’s demand to close the U S information service in Bucharest. The U S also sought a clear answer on whether Romanian legation will halt propaganda activities in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
United States
Romania
U. S
Bucharest
No Progress In Hard Coal Negotiations
Washington reports no progress in talks over a new anthracite coal contract as a second session is set for tomorrow. UMW vice president Thomas Kennedy and Philadelphia and Reading Coal Co. president Ralph F. Taggart commented after discussions. Hard coal miners have worked three days weekly since December, with stockpiles down from about 1.5 million to 272 thousand tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers Union
Kennedy
Ralph F. Taggart
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Co
Taggart
John L. Lewis
Anthracite Allocation Committee
Pennsylvania
UMW
Wind Scatters $1,450 Cash Then Restores It All
In Monticello New York on March 7 Mrs Marie Gay a teacher's wife carried $1450 in a cigar box on her way to buy a car. A sudden wind blew the lid open and scattered the money across gutters and lawns. Helpers recovered every bill and the money was returned.
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Monticello
N. Y
Marie Gay
Auto Agency
Gay
Storage House Fire Destroys Children’s Aid Storage Coop
Fire at the Children's Aid home leveled a storage chicken house about 12 15 p m Tuesday. Fire Chief Richard C Miller said the building stored scythes and gardening equipment and the loss is estimated at 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Aid Home
Richard C. Miller
Miller
Truman Plans Long Range Study Of Coal Industry
President Truman asked Congress to authorize a nine member study commission to examine the coal industry and its problems for the national interest. The plan follows a peace in the soft coal strike and seeks a year long report with members from both houses and public representatives. Senator Taft doubted the wisdom of a commission dominated by administration appointees fearing possible moves toward nationalization. Senate hearings were slated to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Study Commission
John L. Lewis
Barkley
Senate
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Capitol
Taft
Ohio
George H. Love
Lewis
Friends
O'Mahoney ‘D-Wye
Berlin Light System to Elevate Voltage for City
Berlin council announced the municipal light system will handle 4,000 volts, up from 2,000, after a year of repairs. Borough secretary George Wermiller said Pan Elec will raise voltage when ready. prior month receipts were 243.09 with 1,089.04 expenditures. The system now shows a 7,830.43 balance. last month receipts reached 3,234.99 with 2,294.13 expenditures.
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Berlin
George Wermiller
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Wermiller
Penelec
Borough General Fund
Labor unions urged mutual aid pact amid strike tensions
John L. Lewis proposed a joint mutual aid fund with Philip Murray the steel workers to support strikes, while inviting other unions to join. He sent Murray a letter returning a $500000 contribution and urged a defensive alliance as government actions on labor relations unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Cjio Steel Workers
Murray
Lewis
Steel Workers Union
UMW
Truman
Congress
Tobin
Weather forecast for the mid Atlantic states
Western Pennsylvania shows scattered thundershowers and mild conditions on Wednesday with a colder night and snow flurries by Thursday as a northwest gale develops. Eastern Pennsylvania expects rain then milder and windy weather, turning colder late Wednesday. West Virginia remains windy and mild with possible thunderstorms followed by much colder temperatures and snow flurries. Maryland forecasts rain that ends Wednesday morning then partly cloudy, windy and milder in the afternoon, with colder interior temperatures Wednesday night and a generally fair, windy Thursday. Extended outlook: Wednesday through Sunday calls for variable rain, possible snow, and periods of much colder air with below normal temperatures, then a warming trend by Saturday and Sunday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Mid Atlantic
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Labor Union Alliance
Shaulis
Civil Aeronautics
W. Main St
Rotary
Arthur Everett and
Tom Horgan
Childrens Aid
Robert F. Weimer
Somerset Two
David Grove
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston - Chicago
Denver
Io Philadelphia
Atlantic City
St. Louis
Emerick
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